By Charly SHELTON This Saturday, Jan. 19, is National Popcorn Day. To celebrate, LA-based, family-owned popcorn company Popcornopolis opened its doors to select media members to tour the factory and experience the taste kitchen in a trial effort that may eventually lead to public tours. Known for its bright red-striped cone packaging, Popcornopolis has a […]
By Susan JAMES For those of you out there who are enthusiastic followers of the work of auteur writer-director M. Night Shyamalan, “Glass” is the third in his myth-making Eastrail 177 trilogy, a spin on superheroes, comic book connections and the othering of people with special gifts. For those of you for whom Shyamalan’s best […]
By Julian MITCHELL Puddle of Mudd performed at The Canyon at the Rose in Pasadena on Friday night. Fans were treated to the bands’ hits such as “Famous,” “Blurry” and “She Hates Me.” “She still f****** hates me, believe me,” said founding member and lead singer Wes Scantlin to the audience. Many in the crowd […]
An Irish New Year By Charly SHELTON A few years ago, my family stumbled onto a New Year’s Eve tradition – celebrating the Irish New Year. My mother, Mary O’Keefe, raised good Irish children who all bear her clan as our middle names. So going to our favorite pub in Long Beach, the Auld Dubliner, […]
Happy New Year! Here are some of the shows opening in our local theatres this month: “A Misunderstanding” Leave all your preconceived notions at the door. This play is sure to turn them inside out. A playful play of ideas that challenges our understanding of reality while asking the question can two people fundamentally disagree […]
By Charly SHELTON The Tournament of Roses Parade was held this week and for most of last week the parade floats were being decorated with flowers, seeds and plants. Guests came from across the country and around the world to view the beautiful floats as they were being built. For those who went to the […]
By Charly SHELTON The past year seemed to fly by. There was no shortage of fun and exciting stories in the Travel & Leisure section. Let’s take a look back at some of the best ofs, month-by-month throughout 2018. January Pop-Up Museums: 29 Rooms: 29 Rooms is an annual pop-up art installation by Refinery 29, […]
By Charly SHELTON Bumblebee, the second-in-command of Optimus Prime’s Autobot resistance, is a big part of the Transformers mythos and franchise. Originally known as B-127, this Cybertronian warrior was a very different bot than the one we meet in 2007’s “Transformers” film. After five films centered around an ensemble cast including Optimus Prime, Ratchet, Sideswipe, […]
Renowned ballet stars and prominent role models Ashley Murphy and Brooklyn Mack are featured in Los Angeles Youth Ballet’s critically acclaimed production of “The Nutcracker” by artistic director and award-winning choreographer Andrea Paris-Gutierrez from Dec. 21-23 at Glendale’s Alex Theatre. Murphy (Sugar Plum Fairy), heralded for her “charm and fire” (New York Times), is a […]
By Charly SHELTON Christmas is almost here and that means New Year’s Eve is just around the corner. Los Angeles is a great place to be on NYE, with no shortage of celebrations, viewing parties, dance parties, special dinners and more. Now is the time to book tickets for these events, so read on to […]